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A Hijacking is a Danish 2012 drama / thriller movie presented on DVD.

Never give in…

The Danish cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by
Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the
ship’s cook, Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk, BORGEN) and the engineer, Jan (Roland
Møller), who, along with the rest of the crew, are taken hostage in a cynical
game of life and death. With a ransom demand in the millions of dollars, a
psychological chess game unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company (Søren
Malling, THE KILLING) and the Somali pirates.

Directed by Tobias Lindholm, celebrated co-writer of THE HUNT and BORGEN,
A HIJACKING is an edge-of-your-seat drama based on a host of true stories.

Special Features

Behind the Scenes Featurettes:

Behind the Movie

The Director: Interview with director Tobias Lindholm

Research: Interviews with Per Gullestrup, CEO of the Clipper Group and
Derrick Dharmakan, captain of the MV Rozen

The Chief Engineer: An interview between actor Roland Møller and Juma
Mvita, the MV Rozen's real chief engineer, who has been held hostage by pirates
in real life

“A Hijacking is Lindholm’s second feature as director; he’s also
worked with such austere Danes as Thomas Vinterberg of Dogme 95 fame. What
he’s learned, it seems, is how to strip away distractions, and let character
become suspense, as well as destiny.” New York Post

“The film isn’t a white knuckle ride, and the pacing can be slow at
times, but this is one of those cases where that’s sort of the point, and you
certainly don’t begrudge it. A Hijacking is an absorbing, highly moving
film.” The Playlist

“Director Lindholm is a graduate of the Dogma school, and he is able to
maintain tension with a documentary camera technique, virtually no music and
minimal on-screen theatrics.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“It’s an unshowy, quietly intense drama with grace notes in every
scene — and a hellish punch.” New York Magazine